BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//FIW //NONSGML Events //EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:FIW BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20240119T111817Z UID:5522 DTEND:20240223 DTSTART:20240222 DTSTAMP:20260517T234707Z LOCATION:Welthandelsplatz 1\, 1020 Vienna\, Austria Vienna University of Economics a nd Business DESCRIPTION:16th FIW-Research Conference ‘International Economics’ The Research Ce ntre International Economics (FIW) cordially invites to its annual Research Conference. The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for economists working in the field of ‘International Economics’ to pre sent recent research. Papers from Ph.D. students\, young faculty members an d young researchers in similar positions are particularly welcome as the co nference aims to support and encourage young economists by providing an opp ortunity to present their work to fellow junior economists as well as exper ienced senior researchers. The conference also aims at bringing together re searchers and policy makers to provide a forum for discussion on how empiri cal evidence can more effectively inform actual economic policy making. The broad topic of the conference is ‘International Economics’. This inclu des\, inter alia\, International Trade\, International Factor Movements\, E conomic Integration\, Effects of international economic activities on Clima te Change\, Trade Policy\, International Trade Organizations\, Economic Gro wth of Open Economies\, Multinational Firms\, Global Value Chains\, Interna tional Macroeconomics and other related fields. Registration We kindly ask for Registration until February 20: https://www.fiw.ac.at/?post_type=signup forms&p=5445. There is no conference fee\, however FIW does not cover trave l or accodomation costs. For any questions please contact the FIW-Project O ffice: fiw-pb@fiw.ac.at Date & Venue The 16th FIW Research Conference on â €˜International Economics’ will take place on Thursday\, 22nd February 20 24 and Friday\, 23rd February 2024 at the Vienna University of Economics an d Business (WU Vienna)\, Welthandelsplatz 1\, 1020 Vienna\, Austria. Polic y Panel 'BRICS+ - Tectonic shifts in the international economic order' Date & Location: February 22\, 2024\, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.\, Executive Academy\, Fo yer Michael Reiterer\, Distinguished Professor\, Brussels School of Govern ance - Centre for Security\, Diplomacy & Strategy\; Ambassador of the Europ ean Union (Republic of Korea\; Switzerland & Liechtenstein) ret. Giorgia Gi ovannetti\, Vice President for International Relations\, University of Flor ence Christian Kesberg\, Geopolitical Risk Management Project Lead\, ADVANT AGE AUSTRIA Manfred Schekulin\, Director for Trade and Competition Policy A nalyses and Strategies\, Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy Mo deration: Mahdi Ghodsi\, Senior Economist\, wiiw Keynote Lecture Globali sation in Turbulent Times Beata Javorcik (EBRD\, Chief-Economist\; Universi ty of Oxford) Date & Location: February 23\, 2024\, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.\, Ex ecutive Academy\, Foyer Beata Javorcik is Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. She is on leave f rom the University of Oxford\, where she is the first woman to hold a Statu tory Professorship in Economics. She is also a Fellow of All Souls College \, Oxford and the Director of the International Trade Programme at the CEPR in London. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee at ifo Ins titute\, University of Munich\, as well as of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI in Prague. Before taking up her position at Oxford\, she worked at the World Bank in Washington DC\, where she focused on resea rch\, lending operations and policy advice. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale and a B.A. in Economics (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Rochester. Organisation The 16th FIW-Research Conference ‘International E conomics is organized by FIW with support from the Program Committee and th e Austrian Federal Ministries for Education Science and Research (BMBFW) an d Labour and Economy (BMAW). Two prizes for the best contributions to the R esearch Conference will be awarded – the ‘Best Conference Paper Award 2 4’ and the ‘Young Economist Award 24’. Each award is worth € 1000. The ‘Young Economist Award 24’ is intended for Ph.D. students\, young f aculty members and young researchers in similar positions. To be considered for this award all authors of the paper have to be 34 or younger at the ti me of submission. About FIW The FIW - Research Centre International Econom ics (https://www.fiw.ac.at) is a cooperation between the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)\, the University Vienna\, the Johannes Keple r University Linz\, the University of Innsbruck\, the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)\, and the Vienna Institute wiiw. FIW is supported by the Austrian Federal Ministries BMBFW and BMAW. Program Committee Haral d Oberhofer (FIW\, WU Vienna\, WIFO) Julia Bachtrögler-Unger (WIFO) Marta Bisztray (KTRK\, Budapest) Jesus Crespo-Cuaresma (WU Vienna) Alejandro Cuna t (University of Vienna) Peter Egger (ETH Zürich) Katharina Erhardt (HHU D üsseldorf\, DICE) Harald Fadinger (University of Mannheim) Gabriel Felberm ayr (WIFO\, WU Vienna) Lisandra Flach (LMU Munich) Michael Irlacher (JKU Li nz) Inga Heiland (University of Oslo) Mario Holzner (wiiw) Mario Larch (Uni versity of Bayreuth) Dalia Marin (TU Munich) Karin Mayr-Dorn (JKU Linz) Bir git Meyer (WIFO) Katrin Rabitsch (WU Vienna) Michael Pfaffermayr (Universit y of Innsbruck) Robert Stehrer (wiiw) Roman Stöllinger (TU Delft) Joschka Wanner (University of Würzburg) Yvonne Wolfmayr (WIFO) SUMMARY:16th FIW-Research Conference ‘International Economics’ ORGANIZER:FIW URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.fiw.ac.at/en/event/16th-fiw-research-conference-international-e conomics/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240222 DESCRIPTION:Reminder for 16th FIW-Research Conference ‘International Economics’ END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR